Chocolate spot

[piskieinboots]

Not a black fly in sight on the broad beans - but chocolate spot is creeping up! What to do?

[piskieinboots]

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Blimey

[HeyWayne]

I think folk were hoping this is a new pastime.

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Blimey

[Bren In Pots]

Piski i found this vine link :-

http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gra...eans_8777.html

then this is what RHS says :-

Broad bean chocolate spot / Royal Horticultural Society

[cazp]

My overwintered aquadulcie claudia beans got chocolate spot but were already quite big at the point they became infected. I removed the worse affected leaves and it is now producing some fine pods.

The dwarf suttons nearby on the other were very small plants when infected and nearly all the leaves were affected. I gave them a feed in the hope they would pull through but they look a mess and I am yet to see a pod.

[binley100]

Are the beans still ok to eat ?

[Two_Sheds]

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Blimey

I get told off if if I suggest searching the old threads

Piski i found this vine link :-

http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gra...eans_8777.html

then this is what RHS says :-

Broad bean chocolate spot / Royal Horticultural Society

It's really bad this year, been too wet and my plants are crowded (because the gales knocked them all over onto each other)

[Florence Fennel]

First year I've had a good crop from a few beans I had in the bottom of the seed box that I only threw in for myself as no-one else likes them. Haven't noticed any chocolate spot, but I will be looking for it now. Hope you can sort yours Piskie.

[Rabidbun]

Ooo, I got a new disease! Or rather my broad beans did! *goes to cross it off her spotters list of disease and fungus*